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A perfect day:
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Fire, police and ambulance services are essential components of any well-run city. Monocle joins teams in Helsinki, Hong Kong and Ballarat in Australia to see how three of the best emergency services are keeping their…

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Bonn served as Germany’s provisional capital for 50 years during the Cold War while Berlin was split in two. With government affairs still divided between these two cities, being a civil servant who links the two is all…

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Japan is a nation moving beyond an unthinkable disaster to re-establish itself as a regional leader in culture and innovative lifestyles. This issue we meet the people spearheading the unusual evolution of Japanese society…

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The island nation of Vanuatu has had a difficult post-colonial history. Forced to watch on as surrounding Pacific nations experience a tourism boom, the country has relied on donor aid. But a new Green prime minister is…

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Japan is full of master craftsmen, traditional stage artists and virtuoso musicians. But it’s only the elite – and those who have been plying their trade for decades – that is rewarded with the accolade of “living national…

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